Dec. 2, 2007

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The USC Upstate women's basketball team will look to break a host of streaks on Monday night at the College of Charleston, as the Spartans will look for their first win in three games, first win against the Cougars in 15 meetings and first win against a Southern Conference opponent since 1996.

The Spartans, who enter the game at 2-5, will try to rebound from an 81-66 loss to Georgia Southern on Sunday. The team showed plenty of bright spots in the game, with freshman Oceana Jackson scoring 24 points and adding nine rebounds and fellow post player sophomore Shanea Wyant adding 18 points. The Spartans used a full-court press in the second-half that helped them post seven steals and 11 turnovers. Junior Courtney Bradley added a game-high nine assists, bringing her season average to 5.0 per game.

The Cougars, who come into the game 1-4, are coming off a 74-51 win against Presbyterian on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars got 15 points from Brooke Kotcella and 13 points from Tonia Gerty, who also added five assists in the game. Jill Furstenberg is the lone Cougar scoring in double-digits, averaging 10.0 per game. Diedra Jones leads the team, grabbing an average of 5.3 boards per game.

Spartan Notables
• The Spartans are 5-3 all-time in games on Dec. 3, last beating UNC Pembroke, 73-60, in 2005.
• Upstate is 25-40 all-time against Southern Conference opponents, with the last win against a SoCon opponent coming on Dec. 7, 1996 at Western Carolina, 74-61.
• Junior Courtney Bradley is now sixth in school history with 293 career assists, just seven shy of becoming the fifth to reach 300 in a career.
• Junior Courtney Bradley is 13 points away from becoming the 30th player in school history to reach 500 career points.
• Junior Ebony Johnson is one swipe from 50 in her career.
• Freshman Oceana Jackson is one point shy of becoming the 47th rookie to reach 100 points.
• Junior Kelly Westfield has set season-highs in points in each of the last two games, posting six points at Georgia Southern.
• Freshman Kasey Thompson has posted two 3-pointers in each of the last two games.
• Freshman Oceana Jackson leads the Spartans with two 20-point games this year.
• USC Upstate is looking for its first win against the College of Charleston in 15 meetings.